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Senior Category Manager, Consumer Electronics – Refurbished
About the team and the role:
This role will primarily lead our large distributor and reseller clients, focusing specifically on refurbished inventory. You will own the Consumer Electronics category strategy and implement through working with sellers, buyers, industry experts, and brands to ensure that eBay has the inventory and end-to-end experience to grow the business.
As a Senior Category Manager, you will be accountable for the success of your category and expected to independently lead and manage multiple subcategories of the business.
You will also be responsible for planning, coordinating and tracking a range of projects that solve for both the UK and Global initiatives. This role involves leading high-impact projects and diverse workstreams as well as supporting the Hard Goods leadership team to successfully deliver our strategy.
What you will accomplish:
* Drive category strategy to grow GMV, conversion rate, ASP/AOV, and Buyer & Seller CSAT. Leverage existing strategy work to build out a day-to-day go-to-market plan.
* Build a business plan optimizing against pricing, promotions, and assortment goals, while improving discoverability and search-ability through merchandising and marketing.
* Recruit necessary vendors/sellers to establish trust in the market and build out assortment strategy. Oversee performance and business planning for top sellers, buyers, and third-party partners, including new seller launch plans.
* Lead vertical, horizontal, and strategy execution as it relates to the categories and our customers by working cross-functionally with product, marketing, deals, pricing, and seller teams within eBay.
* Drive eBay onsite marketing and key event planning with cross-functional teams, with a focus on important industry and retail moments. Clearly communicate objectives and requests in creative briefs.
* Deliver strategies, reporting, and results weekly to the Category GM, while delivering regular executive read-outs and presentation updates.
What you will bring:
* Relevant experience with increasing responsibility as a business owner in an online retail or marketplace environment.
* Experienced at negotiating win-win outcomes with third parties in complex negotiations.
* Highly capable in overcoming ambiguity and incomplete data to drive category performance and results.
* Execution-driven, growth-oriented, ownership approach to drive performance against critical metrics. A want to own the problem and solve for it.
* Ability to lead with authority and effectively manage cross-functional coordination in a collaborative and team-driven environment.
* Experience influencing and negotiating with both internal and external partners.
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